Tagged: tips

August 14, 2013 @ 10:26 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Kickstarter cofounder Yancey Strickler recently took to the Kickstarter blog to express his concern over the ever-increasing use of stretch goals in rewards-based crowdfunding. Stretch goals are funding goals set outside the scope of the primary funding goal. For example, a video game might have… Read More

August 4, 2013 @ 7:00 am By Ludwine Dekker  |  

It could fund your project, boost our companies, create jobs and maybe even save our entire economy: crowdfunding. Advertised as the go-to digital cash machine if the bank doesn’t get you the money you need, crowdfunding is well on its way to become a major… Read More

June 16, 2013 @ 8:03 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

VOA posted this short 5 minute overview on crowdfunding to their YouTube channel. The video includes an interview with a project creator from Washington selling bite-sized cake popsicles online. In searching for a way to fund her idea she came across crowdfunding. Watch below…

June 16, 2013 @ 7:16 pm By Charles Luzar  |  

DropShades are currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The shutter-style sunglasses were designed to react to the music playing around them. The campaign page explains… DropShades are the world’s best audio responsive party glasses that “dance” to the beat of the music. Using a tiny microphone connected… Read More

June 11, 2013 @ 8:24 am By Ludwine Dekker  |  

In the final lesson, we go over how to plan for success and be prepared for failure.

June 10, 2013 @ 10:43 am By Charles Luzar  |  

Richard Bliss is a successful Kickstarter alumnus, having launched three successful Kickstarter projects in the past. He consulted on a handful of other successful projects. He’s a crowdfunding expert, speaker and the producer of two series everyone in the space should know about. Bliss’s viewpoint… Read More

June 5, 2013 @ 9:10 pm By The Impaler Speaks  |  

Hybrid Vigor stirred the imaginations of film-lovers and crowdfunders the world over in the summer of 2012 with a Kickstarter campaign for the ages and a nod as Indiewire’s Project Of The Week. Filming is underway and on schedule. The Impaler Speaks has featured two previous interviews with creator Brandon Fowler, which… Read More

June 5, 2013 @ 9:30 am By Charles Luzar  |  

This week the folks behind the For Dummies® series of self help and reference books announced a new title focusing on crowdfunding site Kickstarter. From the press release… Today, the world’s bestselling reference series, For Dummies® announces Kickstarter For Dummies (Wiley, 978-1-118-50543-4, May 2013, US… Read More

June 5, 2013 @ 9:20 am By Medium  |  

Or… how to make friends and influence people At one level, crowdfunding is about who you know. People with a lot of deep relationships have a good chance of raising the support they need; those without many connections face an uphill struggle. Campaigning is all… Read More

June 5, 2013 @ 7:35 am By Upstart Business Journal  |  

Crowdfunding can be an effective tool for accomplishing your startup goals. Whether you’re looking to jumpstart your marketing efforts, expand your customer base, or reach out to friends and family for funding, crowdfunding provides a platform to rally support around you and your company. Having… Read More

June 4, 2013 @ 8:58 am By ReadScreen  |  

Project: Linsanity  Funding goal: US$117,000 Amount raised: $167,916 Kickstarter backers: 2,102 Key takeaway: Have a plan and identify potential “super fans” “Plan, plan, plan” is the main piece of advice coming from Linsanity producer Allen Lu, who oversaw the Kickstarter campaign for the Sundance documentary selection which tracked Asian-American basketball star Jeremy… Read More

June 1, 2013 @ 10:49 am By Fast Company  |  

KICKSTARTER BACKERS PLEDGED $212,265 TO MAKE JON FAWCETT’S FLEXIBLE IPOD DOCK A REALITY. HERE’S WHAT CAME NEXT. For Jon Fawcett, Kickstarter success came with an unusual soundtrack: an air horn. The din started on May 7, 2012, the day Fawcett and his colleagues at Fuse Chicken,… Read More

June 1, 2013 @ 10:47 am By Poynter  |  

While handwringing over financial support for journalism is nothing new, it’s been especially fraught recently. From the Nate Thayer/Atlantic dustup to the possibility that the Tribune papers may be sold to the Koch brothers, everyone in media seems worried about funding the Fourth Estate. One hopeful sign for… Read More

May 28, 2013 @ 7:44 am By Ludwine Dekker  |  

These tips were compiled by Ella van Leeuwen, Margit Laurs and Melvin Loggies, Master students Entrepreneurship & New Business Venturing at the Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus University), Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Content shared in partnership with Symbid. Raising capital through traditional financing methods has become harder… Read More

May 25, 2013 @ 6:47 pm By MSN News  |  

Creative types are flocking to Kickstarter, GoFundMe and other sites to fund their dreams, but what happens when no one buys into their ideas? If you’re plugged into the news, you’ve no doubt seen splashy headlines about successful Kickstarter campaigns in recent months. In March,… Read More

May 21, 2013 @ 8:03 am By LA Times  |  

Not every Kickstarter film-funding effort ends in multimillion-dollar success, a la actor-writer-director Zach Braff’s recent campaign or that achieved by the cast and creators of the canceled CW show “Veronica Mars.” Just ask actress Melissa Joan Hart, who failed in her efforts to raise $2 million for a romantic comedy in… Read More

May 21, 2013 @ 7:51 am By EntreRev  |  

Crowdfunding is coming. In fact, for many businesses crowdfunding is already here. There are many equity and revenue share crowdfunding platforms that are already funding small businesses around the country, but what we have seen so far is just the tip of the iceberg. According… Read More

May 16, 2013 @ 8:54 am By Forbes  |  

With the success of the Veronica Mars and Garden State-sequel Kickstarter campaigns, it appears that the crowdfunding business model has made its way to mainstream Hollywood. While crowdfunding certainly has advantages, including giving filmmakers more creative control over their projects, this business model is open to potential claims of… Read More

May 15, 2013 @ 12:15 pm By FunderHut Blog  |  

Ask for contributions. Obvious right? Of course it is. This is your call to action, your tool for success, and all it is, is a 3 letter word—just ask. It’s one thing to showcase your campaign and say “Check out my project, isn’t it cool?”… Read More

May 14, 2013 @ 4:44 pm By Austin Business Journal  |  

When it comes to crowdfunding, or raising capital or donations for projects online, RocketHub CEO Brian Meece says entrepreneurs can learn a thing or two from artist types. As the featured speaker at a June 20 PR Over Coffee event, Meece shared what crowdfunding platform RocketHub has… Read More